The Monroe County History Center will be commemorating the centennial of the 19th Amendment to the US Constitution granting women the right to vote with a year-long exhibition in the … Continue reading "VOTES FOR WOMEN: The Women’s Suffrage Movement in Monroe County"
Join Us in the recreation of the only Woman's Suffrage Parade to ever take place in Miami County, IN! The ladies of the Franchise Leagues in Miami County gathered to … Continue reading "They Marched For Us"
Securing the Vote: Women’s Suffrage in Indiana is a new traveling exhibit from the Indiana Historical Society. From the first Indiana Woman’s Rights Convention held in Dublin, Indiana in 1851 … Continue reading "Securing the Vote: Women’s Suffrage in Indiana Traveling Exhibit"
Visit with Elizabeth Cady Stanton, as portrayed by historic reenactor Laura Keyes. Stanton fought for equal rights for women for over fifty years, and upon her death in 1902 left … Continue reading "Elizabeth Cady Stanton via Facebook Live"
Celebrate Indiana’s Suffrage Centennial at The Historic Artcraft! Did you know August 26, 2020 marks the 100-year anniversary of Hoosier women’s right to vote? In honor of this important milestone, we’re hosting Dr. Laura Merrifield Wilson, a University of Indianapolis political science professor, during a free event at The Historic Artcraft that evening. Laura will … Continue reading "100 Years: Indiana Women’s Right to Vote"
Join us as the women of Beech Grove and the Samuel Bryan Chapter, NSDAR commemorates the 100th Anniversary of Suffrage and the passage of the 19th Amendment to our Constitution. Saturday, August 22, 2020 at 10:00 a.m.* Participating women will gather at the west end of Main Street. At 10:30 a.m., women will begin walking … Continue reading "Suffragist Celebration Walk"
Join the Monroe County History Center on the B-Line for a march commemorating the ratification of the 19th amendment and the Indiana Women's Suffrage Centennial. Family activities, photo opportunities, and … Continue reading "VOTES FOR WOMEN! Commemorative March"
A chronological look at Indiana suffrage history, including Amanda Way, Grace Julian Clark, Mary Garrett Hay, Helen Gougar, Zerelda Wallace, May Wright Sewall. Special focus on Ida Husted Harper (Terre Haute journalist, collaborator with Susan B. Anthony, writing volumes of the “History of Woman Suffrage”), and Eugene and Kate Debs. This presentation will also cover … Continue reading "From Amanda to Zerelda featuring Marsha Miller"
Dr. Anita Morgan will present “Motors and Mass Rallies: Expanding the Movement after 1909” and explore Hoosier activists’ efforts to publicize women’s right to vote with automobile tours, street meetings … Continue reading "Motors and Mass Rallies: Expanding the Movement after 1909"
Securing the Vote: Women’s Suffrage in Indiana is a new traveling exhibit from the Indiana Historical Society. From the first Indiana Woman’s Rights Convention held in Dublin, Indiana in 1851 … Continue reading "Securing the Vote: Women’s Suffrage in Indiana Traveling Exhibit"
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